Forsaken Daughter Pampered by Top Hier

Chapter 326

Chapter 326

The Lucano and Casalini families were at war now–a beef so nasty it’d make a slaughterhouse look tame.

For Stephanie, Richard was personal, a walking scar.

He’d been Sebastian’s brother once, tight as hell. Sebastian had trusted him, counted on hirm, treated him like blood.

And Valentina–that backstabbing snake–had played the bestie card with her, all fake grins and bullshit.

In Long Harbor these past years, Stephanie had been itching to rip into Richard, her hate bubbling, never letting up.

Now she’d finally got her chance, and all that built–up rage was spilling out.

Richard’s patience was wearing thin as she hung on.

“Stefi, I said let go,” he growled, his voice dipping into something colder, meaner.

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Richard’s grip clamped down on her jaw again, no mercy. Stephanie flinched, her teeth popping apart as the pain hit, a thin streak of blood dripping from her lip.

“Take me back,” she hissed, teeth gritted, anger roaring through her voice.

Richard raised an eyebrow. “I stuck my neck out grabbing you–you think I’m just gonna drop you off, my little fiancée?”

Before the words even settled, Stephanie spat another glob of blood right in his face, quick and dead–on.

Richard wiped at the mess on his cheek. “You grew up fine, but what’s with this attitude now?”

Back in Fiorenza, she’d been a different vibe–quiet, sweet, always stuck to Sebastian’s side like a shadow.

She’d call him “Seb” in that soft, lilting voice, so gentle it could thaw a glacier.

spitfire energy of her threw

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Sebastian’s side, Elliot gave the rundown, voice calm but tight. “Sir, Richard says if you don’t back off,

eyes narrowed, a cold

the hell he wants,” he growled, keeping

nodded. “On it.”

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at Shallow Bay Area, the night wind sliced through, smoke and gunpowder still clogging the

the phone with Stephanie when it all went nuts–screams,

pain in her tailbone, she’d jumped off the hospital

cops called–she wasn’t that dumb. This

big dogs, the kind you don’t rat out. Calling the law

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out of her mind, Ella had to check it out herself. But the second

the gun in his hand, the

ditched his rich–boy act, tucking

enough muscle. We’re solid here,” Macro

gun back and glanced over

turned–locking eyes with Ella

have time for weirdness. Fear choked her up, her legs shaky as hell,

on the

flick, red soaking into white like some

shaky lips opened, but nothing came

heart pounding so hard

and strolled over, long legs eating up the distance. “Back already? Didn’t get what you wanted last

Her brain couldn’t

Lorenzo’s brow furrowed.

whacked the back of Macro’s head. “Guess Sebastian

Macro muttered, rubbing the

wiped him out–he was still huffing, working the kink out of his